# 2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Coached by 2008 NABC Coach of the Year Bob McKillop and led by consensus Second Team All-American guard Stephen Curry, the Wildcats completed an undefeated season in the Southern Conference and reached the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Elite 8, upsetting Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin before falling to eventual national champion Kansas 59–57. This marked the first time that Davidson won a tournament game since the 1969 season, when the Wildcats reached the Elite Eight under then-coach Lefty Driesell.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 9, 2007 8:00 p.m. | | Emory | W 120–56 | 1–0 | 27 – Curry | 13 – Meno | – | John M. Belk Arena (3,142) Davidson, NC |
| Nov 14, 2007* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina | L 68–72 | 1–1 | 24 – Curry | 9 – Meno | – | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (19,299) Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 21, 2007* | | at Western Michigan | L 76–83 | 1–2 | 25 – Curry | 8 – Meno | – | University Arena (3,542) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | North Carolina Central | W 98–50 | 2–2 | 16 – Curry | 10 – Rossiter | – | John M. Belk Arena (3,412) Davidson, NC |
| Nov 26, 2007* | | at Appalachian State | W 71–60 | 3–2 (1–0) | 38 – Curry | 6 – Tied | – | Holmes Convocation Center (3,248) Boone, NC |
| Dec 1, 2007* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. No. 7 Duke | L 73–79 | 3–3 | 20 – Curry | 10 – Meno | – | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (17,034) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 5, 2007* | | at Charlotte | L 68–75 | 3–4 | 32 – Curry | 14 – Sander | – | Dale F. Halton Arena (8,923) Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 8, 2007* | | vs. No. 7 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic | L 63–75 | 3–5 | 15 – Curry | 4 – Curry | – | Honda Center (17,440) Anaheim, CA |
| Dec 13, 2007* | | The Citadel | W 95–74 | 4–5 (2–0) | 23 – Barr | 8 – Meno | – | John M. Belk Arena (3,492) Davidson, NC |
| Dec 21, 2007* | | at NC State | L 65–66 | 4–6 | 29 – Curry | 5 – Tied | – | RBC Center (14,024) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 3, 2008* 7:00 p.m. | | Georgia Southern | W 92–67 | 5–6 (3–0) | 24 – Curry | 10 – Curry | – | John M. Belk Arena (3,314) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 5, 2008* 7:00 p.m. | | Western Carolina | W 92–67 | 6–6 (4–0) | 19 – Curry | 10 – Sander | – | John M. Belk Arena (4,602) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 9, 2008* | | at Elon | W 59–57 | 7–6 (5–0) | 15 – Curry | 13 – Sander | – | Alumni Gym (1,662) Elon, NC |
| Jan 12, 2008* | | at Wofford | W 85–50 | 8–6 (6–0) | 26 – Curry | 9 – Meno | – | Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,095) Spartanburg, SC |
| Jan 16, 2008* | | at Furman | W 73–51 | 9–6 (7–0) | 14 – Curry | 7 – Curry | – | Timmons Arena (2,061) Greenville, SC |
| Jan 19, 2008* | | Chattanooga | W 85–58 | 10–6 (8–0) | 37 – Curry | 5 – Tied | – | John M. Belk Arena (5,361) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 21, 2008* | | at Western Carolina | W 82–67 | 11–6 (9–0) | 29 – Curry | 8 – Tied | – | Ramsey Center (2,125) Cullowhee, NC |
| Jan 24, 2008* | | at The Citadel | W 87–70 | 12–6 (10–0) | 28 – Curry | 9 – Meno | – | McAlister Field House (1,204) Charleston, SC |
| Jan 26, 2008* | | at College of Charleston | W 70–58 | 13–6 (11–0) | 21 – Sander | 7 – Lovedale | – | John Kresse Arena (3,681) Charleston, SC |
| Jan 30, 2008* | | Wofford | W 78–65 | 14–6 (12–0) | 34 – Curry | 9 – Sander | – | John M. Belk Arena (3,932) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 2, 2008* | | at Chattanooga | W 78–71 | 15–6 (13–0) | 24 – Curry | 7 – Tied | – | McKenzie Arena (5,493) Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 6, 2008* | | Elon | W 74–64 | 16–6 (14–0) | 36 – Curry | 13 – Lovedale | – | John M. Belk Arena (3,424) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 9, 2008* | | College of Charleston | W 81–56 | 17–6 (15–0) | 26 – Curry | 10 – Meno | – | John M. Belk Arena (5,753) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 13, 2008* | | at UNC Greensboro | W 83–78 | 18–6 (16–0) | 41 – Curry | 8 – Lovedale | – | Fleming Gymnasium (1,831) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 16, 2008* | | Furman | W 86–51 | 19–6 (17–0) | 28 – Archambault | 7 – Richards | – | John M. Belk Arena (4,724) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 19, 2008* | | UNC Greensboro | W 75–66 | 20–6 (18–0) | 30 – Curry | 5 – Tied | – | John M. Belk Arena (4,466) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 22, 2008* | | at Winthrop BracketBusters | W 60–47 | 21–6 | 24 – Richards | 10 – Lovedale | – | Winthrop Coliseum (6,105) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 27, 2008* | | Appalachian State | W 68–55 | 22–6 (19–0) | 24 – Richards | 7 – Sander | – | John M. Belk Arena (5,838) Davidson, NC |
| Mar 1, 2008* | | at Georgia Southern | W 89–69 | 23–6 (20–0) | 35 – Curry | 9 – Meno | – | Hanner Fieldhouse (3,074) Statesboro, GA |
| SoCon Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 8, 2008* | (1) No. 25 | vs. (8) Wofford Quarterfinals | W 82–49 | 24–6 | 19 – Curry | 11 – Lovedale | – | North Charleston Coliseum (4,289) North Charleston, SC |
| Mar 9, 2008* | (1) No. 25 | vs. (5) UNC Greensboro Semifinals | W 82–52 | 25–6 | 26 – Curry | 7 – Rossiter | – | North Charleston Coliseum (6,612) North Charleston, SC |
| Mar 10, 2008* | (1) No. 23 | vs. (7) Elon Championship | W 65–49 | 26–6 | 23 – Curry | 6 – Sander | 11 – Richards | North Charleston Coliseum (4,181) North Charleston, SC |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 21, 2008* | (10 MW) No. 23 | vs. (7 MW) No. 24 Gonzaga First Round | W 82–76 | 27–6 | 40 – Curry | 13 – Lovedale | 9 – Richards | RBC Center (19,477) Raleigh, NC |
| Mar 23, 2008* | (10 MW) No. 23 | vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Georgetown Second Round | W 74–70 | 28–6 | 30 – Curry | 6 – Sander | 5 – Tied | RBC Center (19,477) Raleigh, NC |
| Mar 28, 2008* | (10 MW) No. 23 | vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin Sweet Sixteen | W 73–56 | 29–6 | 33 – Curry | 6 – Gosselin | 13 – Richards | Ford Field (57,028) Detroit, MI |
| Mar 30, 2008* | (10 MW) No. 23 | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas Elite Eight | L 57–59 | 29–7 | 25 – Curry | 5 – Tied | 9 – Richards | Ford Field (57,563) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 23 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 9 |

## Awards and honors

* Stephen Curry – Consensus Second-team All-American, SoCon Player of the Year
* Jason Richards – National assists leader
* Bob McKillop – NABC Coach of the Year, Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award, SoCon Coach of the Year